SABBATH on SermonAudio

8-30-26

Pastor Mark Hogan teaches on the biblical foundation for Sunday worship, arguing that the Lord's Day is the Christian Sabbath—a positive, moral, and perpetual commandment rooted in the creation ordinance of Genesis 2:1-3, where God rested and sanctified the seventh day as a pattern for mankind. Citing Revelation 1:10 and Mark 2:27, he explains that this day was sovereignly changed to the first day of the week after Christ's resurrection, and Jesus affirmed the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. The one-in-seven pattern is embedded in the moral law (Exodus 20:8-11), making it binding for all ages, while the specific day changed from Saturday to Sunday, evidenced by New Testament practices (Acts 20:7, 1 Corinthians 16:1-2) and early church writings like the Didache and Justin Martyr. The term "Lord's Day" parallels the "Lord's Supper" (1 Corinthians 11:20) as something belonging to Christ, and the change is grounded in Christ's resurrection appearances on the first day (Matthew 28:1, John 20:19, 26), signifying a positive apostolic appointment that transforms the fourth commandment to commemorate new creation without abolishing its weekly rhythm. The application is that Christians must observe Sunday as a day of cessation from secular work and recreation, dedicated to public and private worship, refreshment, and doing good, continuing until Christ returns, and must ask how to sanctify and devote this day to God.

Final observations & conclusions. My own "non-negotiables" on this subject.

Pastor Jeremiah Gabbard | Genesis 2:1-6 The sermon examines Genesis chapter 2 to clarify the completion of creation and the sanctification of the seventh day. The speaker argues that this passage provides detailed elaboration on the initial creation account rather than a second or third act of creation. A central theological point is that the Sabbath was established as a sign specifically for the nation of Israel at Mount Sinai, not as a universal command for all humanity from the beginning. The preacher emphasizes the distinction between God's creative power and His work of making, highlighting the unique status of man created in God's image. The message aims to correct misconceptions about biblical chronology and the specific covenantal context of Sabbath observance.

The Reformers do not reform everything that Rome created. And a century by century record of those who kept the seventh day.

Rome takes over and makes the new "Sabbath" a law which if broken is punishable by excommunication and death.

We are to pray for and trust God's provision in all things, living with gratitude, contentment, and dependence upon our heavenly Father.

Our Redeemer has graciously appointed a day devoted to him and to commune with us.